Around The League picks Week 3 NFL winners

Each week, the Around The League writer with the worst record in picks has to write our introduction. This week, that man is Chris Wesseling.

I felt good about my picks last week when Gregg Rosenthal pointed out I was "playing the game the right way" by betting against the Oakland Raiders and Arizona Cardinals on my two hero picks.

Of course, the flip side of that was banking on the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars to break out of their tired cocoons and blossom into new and improved teams. I chalk that one up as a lesson learned. After backing the Jaguars for two consecutive weeks to open the season, I can't muster up the faith to get back on that horse, even with Gregg's tempting offer of triple the hero points it they win in Seattle.

I can afford to bet against triple points. That is an acceptable risk. I cannot afford to bet against the Seahawks at CentruryLink Field, where they are literally unbeatable. That is not an acceptable risk.